About The Purdue Basketball Beat

The Purdue Basketball Beat has been downloaded at least five more times than the Handsome Hour, but who's counting. Your nearly-as-handsome hosts are Mike (@TheRailroadTie), Andy (@Purduebball), and Aneesh (@aneeshswamy).

There have been a ton of famous guests, but we lost the original recordings.**** The ones we still have a record of include:

Gold and Black Illustrated's Brian Neubert joins Michael and Aneesh to talk about Caleb Swanigan's improvement (1:00), Biggie's improved relationship with the team (9:30), Carsen Edwards coming off the bench (12:00) and him being on the same page with the coaching staff (17:45), comparing Carsen with previous point guard situations at Purdue and addressing rumors about his unhappiness (19:45), areas where Coach Matt Painter has grown over the years (28:30), whether a new coach at IU will impact the recruiting dynamic (32:30), Dakota Mathias' consistency (37:00), Vince(nt) Edwards' lack of consistency and changed role when Swanigan leaves (41:00).

Brian also gives his thoughts on the season finale at Northwestern (49:00), the profile of a bad tourney matchup for Purdue in the NCAA Tournament (51:00), and his preferred first round tournament city.

IndyStar's IU Insider Zach Osterman talks about Atlanta, IU's injuries, drop-off after Yogi Ferrell, Thomas Bryant's sophomore season growth, how IU and Purdue, and how big this rivalry game is for Tom Crean.